The Sunday Oregonian., March 29, 1908, SECTION FOUR, Page 7, Image 7

THE SUNDAY OREG'OXIAN, 'PORTLAND, MARCH 20, 190S.
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TEAM PUTS TOWN
ON BASEBALL MAP-
San Luis Obispo Fans Give
Warm Welcome to Port-
land Players.
NINE IN FINE CONDITION
JlcC'rctlic's Men Are Rounding Into
Mm pe ana Will Be Formidable -.Competitors
During Com
lns League Season.
BY WILL O. MACRAE.
SAN LUIS OBISPO, March. 28. This is
the livest town that we have struck
since the team began training. McCredie
brought his training squad here to play
one game and the loyal sportsmen of the
place got together and kept us here three
da.vs and were willing to have us remain
until time o report for the opening of
the season, San luls Obipo has been
on the map for a long time; but it took
the Portland team to put it on the base
ball map. The town is bubbling over with
wealth and like a good many of our
Oregon towns, it will boom Just as soon
as tho undertaker dhn get busy with some
of the unprogresslve citizens who hold to
the money sacks.
J. K. Caylor, who loves baseball Just
like Judge W. McCredie, and a host
of the younger generation have, taken
hold of the game here and they intend to
have the good old National passtlme,
even if they have to dig deep into their
bank rolls. For a place with a little
over TiOOO until s. the town is baseball crasy
and the visit of the Portland team has
given the game Just the kind of a boost
that It needed. They ship about J3O10
worth of cream out of the town daily
and some of this money is. going into
the ball business. If anything the climate
hero for training is better than that of
Sanla Barbara, for It is as hot now as
in Portland in midsummer. The only
flrnwback Is the absence of the baths.
This, according to the band of died-in-the-wool
fans will soon be changed, for they
are talking of building an electric line
from here to the hot sulphur springs.
If you think they don't like the game
here, just listen. Taylor, after getting
Manager McOredie's promise to play here,
had Jrwt four days in which to select his
grounds for a 'ball park and to build the
fenc- and grandstand. The ground was
' leveled off. a diumqnd, and not a bad
one. was laid but. and a fence was built
and ready for thu game, which was played
Sunday. If this Isn't sliowini? pome class,
it time to roll over and take some more
smirr.
Hooked up"' with Caylor are the live
merchants. When it came time to dig .up
the coin to buy the lumber for the fence
and grandstand. It was' forthcoming and
within another year Athletic Pnrk will be
n corkint? good baseball ground. It would
not surprise mo In the least to hear that
M.-Crcdlo had selected this place nest
year as a training camp. On. Sunday
1i0 peopln saw the game and on Monday
the gate receipts amounted to over ".
"What augurs well for the game here.
Is the fact that the women turn out, and
they aro good, rooters even though the
local team made such A dismal showing
asainst McCredtc's champions.
All of McCredle's crew is on hand now.
JlyHti Is the only one that Is holding otit
and McCredie Is not crazy about him.
So far, only two of the players have
riecn Injured to amount to anything.
Casey is still suffering from an injury to
his right thumb which, he . received at
Santa Barbara. . It does not bother his
fielding, but he cannot hold the bat and
it hurts lilm every time he smashes the
ball. Panf.ig bruised bis knee just before
we started on this trip and he bunged
himself up in tho Sunday game, lie Is In
pretty bail shape, but with a few days,
rest and care, uules some serious com
plication, like blood-poison sets In, he
will be ready for the call, "play ball.''' I
look for Casey to play better ball this
season than ever. This Is saying a great
deal, for there is no smoother second
sackcr In the country than Casey. His
"Winler in Portland has done him a world
of good. He. .took on about 20 pounds of
flesh and instead of looking like a dead
man. he has a tine color and Is as fast
as lightning.
cite Johnson is another player that will
glaililc;i llm hearts of the fans. Mis game
at third is simply marvelous and if he is
not llio leading third baseman, then I'm
a poor and a false prophet. Portland
fans will remember Otc playing short
ami they liked his work there, but they
will fall In love with the way'he handles
himself around station No. 5. Just at
present he is bothered with a sprained
leg. hut It has not bothered him in past
ing the ball and winging them across the
diamond to Bubo Danzig.
And won't Danzig be a favorite with the
Itose City - fans. - This big fellow can
almost step across the diamond in one
stride and he has a soup bone that can
whip the ball across the 'intield. leaving
a trail of lire behind. He has Kennedy
' "w'iueu for the Initial sack. Once lie gets
short, snappy throw to second down
fine, he'll be the real cream. My only
criticism IS that with such fast men on
the buses as Piper, Moliler and Hllde
tnand, ho Is apt to lose them by taking
Ms long swing before he lets go the
ball. McCredie and -aptaiti Casey are
drilling him dally on this weakness.
Tom Ttaftcry Is as clever and brainy as
ever. This fellow lias more inside base
liall tucked away in Ills uoodle than ten
average players. He has rounded into
shape in a hurry and in the games here
is beginning to get his batting eye and
his speed on the bases "With Bassey at
left, and it looks now as If the Italian
would beat Rd Kennedy to the berth.
Tlnttcry at center and McCredie in right.
1 can't see where they are going to beat
us in the oulrteld. Busey has cut out
his kidding and is play ins baseball. He
has tossed aside as bad business his long
sweeping swing -at the ball. Kvery once
in a while he forgets and when lie does,
cli her Casey or McCredie are on tao to
give him a call.- McCredie has no use for
s player that takes a long swing at the
ball and he is educating his youngsters
to meet the ball with a short snappy jolt.
Tliis keeps the ball on the ground and it
doc not go kiting Into the ozone.
McCredie has settled on his line save
the pitching staff. This is going to give
him no end of worry, for he has eight
slabstera from which to select his
twiitera. Groom. Kinaelta. Harmon and
la Kan are fixtures. Garrett. Pianance
and Pernoil wH have to tight it out.
Garrett lias all the earmarks of.a'good
man. It is more than likely that Mc
Credie will not weed out his pitchers
until the season has been on- a week
or more and he has had a chance to try
each inne under tire.
II looks as 'if Whalen has beaten
VaTsK- out as second - catcher. "He Is
coming to the front daily. Madden will
do ami upon him win fall the brunt of
the work behind the" bat. He is a natural
ball-player and if he gets oft. right. Pat
Donahue will not be missed. Madden is
a good natured Irishman, something that
Donahue was not. He is patient with the
cub pitchers and likes nothing better than
to drill them in the things they should
know.
BOTH; BALD; CALLS IT DRAW
Keferee Puzzled to Give Decision in
Mill Between Hairless Fighters.
"A bald-headed fighter." relates an
old pugilist, "was fighting a fellow
who was supposed to be red-headed,
but his ton piece was false. The referee
in deciding the bout. pointed over to
the bald-headed roan's corner and said:
The man with the bald pate win
Just then the red-headed individual
discarded his wig and shouted so as fo
attract the referee's attention. The
judge of the mill looked around snd,
seeing that both men were hairless, re
versed his decision by saying: "Gentle
men, it's a draw.; both are bald
headed." "One time a boxer and his manager
received two railroad tickets from a
club as a part of the agreement made-
with the two boxers who were to meet
for a small purse. Atthe last moment
the matchmakers wired the' boxer's
manager: Turn 'in tickets. The fight
is off.' The fighter and his agent, how
ever, did not have any forfeit com
ing from the club, so they concluded
to use up the tickets. When they got
on the train the following message
was sent to the club man by the boxer:
'The fight is off. So are we. Have
NEW MEMBERS
turned in the tickets to the conductor.
He will punch them and I will punch
you if you don't make good my ex
penses.'" As-a -general thing a bottle of cold
tea is brought into the ring to be r.'ied
In 'a fighter's corner. One. night -the
chief second of a well-known boxer
forgot lea and sent a flunky, who was
helping out. to get the bottle. Instead
he ran to a near-by cafe and brought
a, hot cup of tea. When he reached
the corner his man had been knocked
out. It was then that the chief sec
ond discharged the willing worker
under him with the remark: "Just keep
that tea until morning for your break
fast. Here's a nickel as your salary:
It will help yon to pav off the debt on
a couple of rolls to go with tho tea."
liEQLKSTS FRKSHMKX MEET
Washington Track Manager Makes
Offer to Oregon Varsity. -
UNIVKRSTTT OF OREGON, Kugene,
Or., March S. (Special) Manager O. R.
Bean, of tho track team, has received an
offer from the track management at
the University of Washington for a meet
between ithe freshmen of the two uni
versities. The -Washington manager
states that such a meet would have to be
held in Kugene, owinfr to Seattle having
a full schedule of athletic dates. Wash
ington offers to pay a part of the ex
penses. Oregon is anxious for the meet,
which probably will be held May 9.
Corrallis Pupils Well Drilled.
CORVALL1S. Or.. March 2S. (Special)
The Corvallis public school buildings wero
emptied of pupils yesterday by a fire
alarm exit. in,a little more than a minute.
The test was conducted by Chief Engi
neer Long, of the fire department, and
Chairman Miller, of the school board.
The alarm was turned in without warn
ing either teachers or pupils. The exit
was in complete order, and with military
accuracy. The ptrpils were excited to
the extent that each was craning to locate
the supposed smoke and flames.
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TRI-GITY LEAGUE
Vacancy in the Circuit Will Be
Filled by Road Team
From Albina.
WOES -OF THE MANAGERS
Fay, Xewell and Johnson Withdraw
- From Frakes Mnes Hare Been :
Ca lied Out lor P ractlce
This Afternoon. -
The Astoria Club of the Trl-City League
has withdrawn from the circuit and
thereby disarranged the plans of the
OF THE PORTLAND BASEBALL. TEAM, PHOTOGRAPHED AT. SALINAS .
league to a certain extent, for it has be
come necessary to enlist a team with
out home grounds. At a hurried meeting
yesterday morning the league directors
decided to commission John Helser, a
brother of the manager of the Vancouver
Club, to commission a team -to represent
Albina. As this club will be without home
grounds, it will, have a roving schedule,
lllling in the dates allotted Astoria at tho
various larger towns. It is possible that
the citizens of Albina may arrange to
build a park for their team, but this is
Indefinite. Helser Is already busy with
the signing of players.
The different managers of clubs In the
Tri-City Lcasrue are as busy as any big
leaguo magnate, and incidentally are ex
periencing the run of troubles known only
to those who take up the business end of
baseball. Stubborn balltosscrs are just as
common in tho bush leagues as they are
in the high salaried and better organized
circuits. If you see a dapper young man
wearing a funereal air and ambling along
tie street as though looking for a lost
dime, make a note on your cuff to the
effect that the worried and distracted one
has a ball club on his hands.
Big or little, ballplayers are like fleas.
Sometimes one catches them, . but more
often they have another jump coming,
and of tea are able to sting : when they
take the leap. Some managers get stung
not only for advance change -but also' for
a baseball suit or two which the player
thoughtfully takes with him. for future
use.
' At present writing Joedy Fay is Jiie
source -of a larger part of ' the worries
afflicting Xick Whitehead, manager of
the Frakes team, for the little shortstop
has announced his intention of casting his
fortunes with the Tacoma Club in the
Northwestern League. Whitehead is dis
appointed, not because Fay has an oppor
tunity of advancing himself, but because
he had ''confidently expected the services
6f this clever player -anti had made no
provision to fill his place. .Good inflelders
are scarce and Whitehead is- casting about
for competent material. Whitehead was
also notified . yesterday that Harvey
Xewell, .his clever little second baseman,
had deserted to the Salem Club. At the
same time he received a request from
Bert Johnson, an all-around player,
asking that he be released. At this rate
Whitehead is of the opinion that by the
time the Tri-City League season opens
he won't have any club at 'all. In spite
of this handicap he is plugging away and
expects to fill the vacancies with some
very good men. '
The Vancouver -Club has been or
dered out for a practice at the "Vaughn
street grounds this afternon. The
Washington city aggregation will also
practice: at the -Vaughn-street grounds
tomorrow afternoon, when batting, field
ing and .teamwork will be directed by
Manager J. C. Helser. Four of the
twirlers will dish up their choicest as
sortment of puzzlers to the regular
players of the team and by this means
the manager expects to have his men
commence the season with their .bat
ting fully developed. The players or
dered to report today are: Olnev,
Turk, Pender, Woods. Williams. Troei,
Miele, McConnell, Hunter, Lodell, Frey,
Reed, Farrell, Houston. Ahern", Briggs,
Shea, McBrlde and Helser.
The enthusiastic fans of Vancouver
are submitting names for the team,
and among those already received are:"
"North Banks," "OraVs," "Pioneers,"
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. The wfst Portland team leaves this
morning for Woodburn, where it will
engage in a practice game with the
Woodburn players. This will be the
first regular -practice-the Frakes have
had this year and Manager Whitehead
is hoping.tha.fr a full representation ofi
the team will be on 'hand to make 'the
trip.
N'ext" Saturday the jWest-Side 'team
will meet the Multnomah Amateur
Athletic Club team in an exhibition
game at the Vaughn-street grounds.
Managers Stott of the club team and
Whitehead of the Frakes got together
the other day and arranged for this
contest. It is quite probable that the
clubmen will be taken' on for a series
of games in the near future.
The St. John-"Apostles" of the Trl
City League will meet the strong Wa
bash Independents this afternoon in
the first game of. the season at St.
John. - "Both teams have been practicing
hard during the; last two weeks and a
good game is expected.
Wakefield, . the new southpaw from
Elma, Wash., will be on the mound for
the leaguers, wijle. the Wabashers
will - depend up Baldwin to hand out
the puzzlers. .Considerable interest
has been aroused in this tourney and
. zrz?.. tvjm&wce:.
a large crowd Is expected at St, John
this afternoon. -'
"The East Portland team and the
Oregon City nine of the Tri-City
League will meet at Oregon City this
afternoon' in an exhibition game. Man
agers Pomeroy and Telford are enthu-
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In discussing the notable revival of
interest in cycling, the Saturday Eve
ning Post gives the following sane and
very readable view of the wheel, its
present vogue and its immense pos
sibilities: "When the bicycle ceased to be a fad
tbere were still a good many people
who believed that its popularity would
.revive later. Nevertheless, the sport
of riding the wheel seemed to be pretty
dead, the collapse being at its worst,
in 1901. In 1904 only two hundred and
fifty thousand bicycles were manufac
tured in this country. But in 1907
the number rose to seven hundred and
fifty thousand, and during the present
year no fewer than one million two
hundred and fifty thousand new wheels
will be turned out in American fac
tories. REVIVAL AN ACCOMPLISHED FACT
"These figures, which are official, af
ford the best possible proof of the re
vival of popular interest in bicycling.
Undoubtedly it was the very excess
of the craze that did the. most dam
age. People overdid the ' amusement
and became tired of it. But a great
many of them are .taking it up again,
andj thousands of men who have not
bestridden a wheel for half a dozen
years are. buying bicycles.
"The bicycle dealers s'ay that such
men are dropping ' in every day to
purchase wheels. One says that he is
tired of riding on streetcars and"hoId
ing on to the strap. Another declares
that he does not feel as well as when
he rode a wheel every day. A third
has decided that he misses the fun he
used to have when a bicycle was
always ready to take' him anywhere.
Besides, walking is a laborious method
of locomotion, comparatively.
THE EVER-USEFUL WHEEL ;
"But it is also to be considered that
the employment of the bicycle as a
vehicle -of practical utility is greatly
increasing. Many business firms keep
Elastic over their prospects for the
coming season and more than a little
interest has been aroused in this meet
ing of the two clubs.
Manager Telford has assembled to
gether a fine team of young players
and expects to make a good showing.
Pomeroy thinks he has the 'flag all
but spiked to the mast. At any rate
the game this afternoon at Oregon City
should - prove a, most interesting one,
and many Portland fans will take the
enjoyabfe Tide up the Willamette to
witness the contest.
Brooklyn Seconds vs. Tigers.
The Brooklyn Seconds will cross bats
with the Young Tigers at therathollo
grounds, Fifteenth and Kaywood
streets, at 2 P. M. today. A fast game
is expected, as both teams have been
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Agrnew second base. ...... . Callido
Mathiot third base Roland
Shlnn shortstop. . .Levin (capt)
I.ingos right Held. .... . Abrams
Clark center field. . .. . Chernis,
Cans left field ....... . Barde
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